Monkeys on hunger strike, want onions (Addiction)

New kerala ^ | March 18, 2005 | UPI

[RobFromGa]

Monkeys on hunger strike, want onions

[World News]: MOSCOW, March 18 : Monkeys went on a hunger strike in a Russian zoo because handlers were not satisfying an addiction for onions.

The animals, housed in the village zoo at Bolsherechye in the Omsk region, refused to eat bananas, kiwis and papayas.Three hamadryads are said to be responsible for the protest action and other monkeys had to obey them, Novosti reported Friday.

According to zoo researcher Svetlana Balavatskaya, monkeys took to onions in winter when zoo workers fed them to the monkeys to keep them from contracting flu from visitors.

The zoologists missed the moment when the monkeys became onion addicts.

Usually hamadryads carefully peel an onion, thoroughly examine it and then put it into the mouth whereupon the onions brought tears to their eyes.

[RobFromGa]

This is a tragic story.

[JusPasenThru]

They better never give them animals Internet access.

[starfish923]

Those RUSSIANS!!! Barbarians!!!

How DARE they do such an awful thing to those monkeys. The Gulag Monkey Business strikes again!

[RobFromGa]

PING, this thread might be of interest to you! Freegards, RobFromGa

[starfish923]

Next, they'll take away their wine and garlic rations.
Barbarians!!! I KNEW it all along!

[real saxophonist]

Were they Vidalia Onions? Those can be addictive.

(born@macon.ga)

[RobFromGa]

Onions are a gateway vegetable, they always lead to more dangerous vegetables.

[Lawdoc]

Well I guess its time to make onions a controlled substance and add it to the list of things that should be seized in the War on Drugs.

A possible new TV ad could be -> "This is your breath....this is your breath on onions."

LOL

[starfish923]

Onions are a gateway vegetable, they always lead to more dangerous vegetables.

You are SO right.
Those vicious Russian zookeepers.
Onions and garlic and broccoli, OH MY!!

[CheneyChick]

I wonder if they like Altoids after eating onions.

[RobFromGa]

Three hamadryads are said to be responsible for the protest action and other monkeys had to obey them

Monkey gangs? They need to go after the leaders...

[Cagey]

"Will sing for Onions"

[Condor51]

"Three hamadryads are said to be responsible for the protest action and other monkeys had to obey them...

HUH?
Those must be some tough monkeys?!?

[LibKill]

Hands up! Give me the onions NOW!

hehe.

[sierrahome]

I went from vegetables to red meat and finally to Beef Manhattans. I remember living on the street swilling beef broth trying to fill my hunger and thirst for sausage gravy.

[Semper Paratus]

What's up with monkeys? Thet've been getting awfully uppity lately.

[americanSoul]

They better issue them some mints along with the onions....
you know, when these primates get intimate.

[varon]

I personally wouldn't want to go through onion withdrawal, sauerkraut was bad enough ;-)

[Starboard]

gateway vegetable--LOL!! Guess I better cut back on my consumption of artichokes.

[Arkie2]

I had to go back and check the source and make sure this wasn't from The Onion!